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Important Immune Receptor Structure Revealed

Cryo-electron microscopy has enabled researchers to elucidate the exact molecular structure of an IgM-type B-cell receptor.
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Low-Energy Strategies Help To Purify Polluted Water

Researchers have developed a low-energy technique to purify polluted water.
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Irresistible to Mosquitos? It Might Be Your Odors

Researchers from The Rockefeller University found that fatty acids released from the skin might produce a “fragrance” that mosquitos find irresistible. Their study is published in Cell.
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Mechanism That Can Cause Collapse of Great Atlantic Circulation System Discovered

The Atlantic meridional overturning circulation, a fundamental mechanism for the regulation of Earth’s climate, is now threatened by global warming, scientists have shown, and a new study has discovered the sequence of past breakdown events.
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Key Immune Cells Classified With New Machine Learning Technique

Researchers have developed a new, machine learning-based technique to accurately classify the state of macrophages, which is important because they can modify their behavior and act as pro- or anti-inflammatory agents in the immune response.
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Variations in the Chemical Composition of Individual Rice Grains Impact Eating Quality

Novel single-grain composition analysis technology was developed recently to help evaluate the eating quality of hybrid rice.
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Red Sea Bacterial Enzyme Suppresses Slimy Infection-Spreading Biofilms

An enzyme has been synthesized that can break down the slimy biofilm that protects bacteria from antimicrobial drugs and cleaning products.
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Analysis of Neolithic Obsidian Blades Reveals Complex Social Networks

Analysis of obsidian artifacts excavated in the 1960s at two prominent archaeological sites in Iran suggests that the networks Neolithic people formed in the region as they developed agriculture are larger and more complex than previously believed.
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Our Ancestry Can Be Detected in Our Metabolism

An analysis of the metabolic profiles of American babies has found differences between ethnic groups, which could be used to improve screening for metabolic disorders.
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How Do Coral Chemical Compounds Impact Reef Composition and Health?

Researchers have found that metabolites produced by coral species vary significantly and that the compounds impact the abundances and compositions of reef microorganisms differently.
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